Brute-forcing Parliament. Election hacking retaliation? Cyberspies hunt IP in East Asia. Microsoft security issues. ISIS hacktivists deface Ohio websites.
In today's podcast, we hear that the UK's Parliament recovers from a brute-force attack. Reports on election hacking in the US suggest there was some American cyber retaliation last year against Russi...
26 Jun 201714min
Vault7 leak: Brutal Kangaroo toolkit. Data breach and ransomware updates. Notes on code audit requirements.
In today's podcast we hear about how Brutal Kangaroo has hopped out of Vault 7—don't let it poke your device with a thumb drive. Big data leaks wind up being traded on the black market. The dangers of...
23 Jun 201721min
WannaCry's back and the industrial IoT's got it. Business email scams hit the unwary (and most of would count as unwary). Testimony on Russian election influence operations. Grid security.
In today's podcast we hear that WannaCry's still here—just ask Honda and the Australian state of Victoria. North America and Europe work to secure their grids against CrashOverride. The US Congress he...
22 Jun 201717min
Investigation, introspection, watchdogs, and leakers. The risk of collecting and storing data.
In today's podcast, we hear that nation-state influence operations against elections prompt investigation, introspection, and policy studies. We also hear about the implications of a major voter datab...
21 Jun 201717min
Who's behind the Android malware infestations? Mirai and Erbus updates. Industry notes. Brussels takes the pro-crypto side in the crypto wars. CrashOverride as a weapon. IG report on NSA insider threat management.
In today's podcast, we hear that some believe they've seen the Professor Moriarity behind 2017's Android malware outbreak. Erebus is back, and this time it's in Linux. Mirai may be about to become mor...
20 Jun 201716min
Bouncing bad adware apps from Google Play. More on WannaCry attribution. Voter data exposed on an Amazon S3 account. Assessment of Russian influence on UK elections: they didn't do it. (Didn't need to?) Hackers sentenced.
In today's podcast, we hear that Google is in an "uphill battle" against adware infestation of the PlayStore. GCHQ seems to agree with NSA, which seems to think WannaCry was a North Korean caper. Big ...
19 Jun 201715min
More from Vault7. How and why the DPRK hacks. FIN10 hits North American businesses with extortion demands. UK unis sustain ransomware infestation. Free decryptors are out, and ISACs seem to be working.
In today's podcast, we hear that WikiLeaks has dumped more of Vault7. More attribution of WannaCry to North Korea, where Hidden Cobra and the Lazarus Group appear to be one and the same. FIN10 cybercr...
16 Jun 201721min
Hidden Cobra strikes from Pyongyang. Microsoft patches last of ShadowBrokers' leaked exploits. Sanctions coming over Russian election influence operations. Electrical and natural gas sectors brace for CrashOverride.
In today's podcast, we hear that the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have warned that Hidden Cobra actively pursuing DDoS campaigns. Microsoft patches remaining ShadowBrokers' exploits, ev...
15 Jun 201716min
